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N0. Bl9,797. Patented Feb. 2|, I899.

E. H. SENTENNE &. J. E. GREEN.

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EDMOND HUBERT SENTENNE AND JOHN E. GREEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 619,797, dated February 21, 1899.

Application filed December 6,1898. Serial No. 698,491. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that we, EDMOND HUBERT SEN- TENNE and J OHN EDWARD GREEN, citizens of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to that class of signs known to the art and trade as multiple signs-that is, those signs composed of more than a single plate, or a single plate bent to form two display-faces; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of the parts of the same hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a sign embodying the improvements of our invention. Fig. 2 is aview in perspective of the two parts of the sign separated and ready or in position to be slipped together to form the completed sign. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the sign, showing the flanges through which fastenings are to be passed to secure the sign in display position. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken transversely through the sign from end to end thereof.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, l designates the receiving portion or female portion of the sign, which is bent over along its upper, lower, and front edges to form folds 2, 3, and 4, respectively, which folds engage the upper, lower, and front plain edges of the male section or portion 5. Flanges 6 and 7 are formed integrally with receiving section or portion 1 and the male portion 5,

and these flanges are provided with screwholes or nail-holes, through which screws or nails may be passed into any suitable support to secure the sign in its display position.

A sign made in two sections or parts forming'two display-faces is not subject to warp or bend under the action of contraction and expansion by cold and heat, as the sections will yield without bending, and thus the lettering and designing delineated on the exposed surfaces of the sign will remain intact and uninjured under theaction of heat and cold. Furthermore, the expense attending the construction of the sign after our invention will be greatly lessened, as material that would be wasted were the sign made in a single piece may be utilized in this construction, making a great saving in material in its construction, at the same time lessening the cost of production, while at the same time a more durable and lasting sign is produced.

The sign is made from sheet metal of any suitable material, as may be found desirable.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described sign comprising a female or receiving section or portion provided with integral upper, lower and front bentover portions or folds and a rear supportingflange, and an independent male section or portion having an oppositely-bent supportingflange and having also its upper, lower and front edges fitted within the corresponding folds or bent-over portions of the female or receiving section or portion, as set forth.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDMOND HUBERT SENTENNE. JOHN E. GREEN.

Witnesses:

F. G. HENRY, J 0s. A. KARL. 

